River Forest owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They came out on top against the Hammond Central Wolves by a score of 5-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for River Forest.
The result came thanks to Kaleb Short's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 18 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ahmad Sweezer was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Walter Jaime, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
River Forest has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Hammond Central, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8.
River Forest will be playing at home against Bowman Academy at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bowman Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Hammond Central, they will head out on the road to face off against Hammond Morton at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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